Where does “therianthrope” come from?

therianthrope (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

therianthrope (English): Any mythical being which is part human, part...

Definitions

  1. Any mythical being which is part human, part...

Ancestry of “therianthrope”, step by step

therianthrope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌνθρωποςhuman being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.)
2Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
3Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
4Proto-Italic-os
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Ancient Greek θηρίον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
2Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
3Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “therianthrope

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Latin -usEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος